[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 222 (Monday, November 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80692-80693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25534]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD542]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold public meetings of the Council and its Executive Committee.

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DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, December 12 through Thursday, 
December 14, 2023. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be an in-person meeting with a virtual 
option. Council members, other meeting participants, and members of the 
public will have the option to participate in person at The Notary 
Hotel Philadelphia or virtually via Webex webinar. Webinar connection 
instructions and briefing materials will be available at: https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/december-2023.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
www.mafmc.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 
526-5255. The Council's website, www.mafmc.org, also has details on the 
meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and 
briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda, 
although agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be 
noted on the Council's website when possible.)

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Executive Committee--Closed Session
2023 Ricks E. Savage Award discussion

Council Convenes With the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's 
(ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board

Summer Flounder Commercial Mesh Size Regulations and Exemptions
Review industry and Monitoring Committee recommendations on summer 
flounder commercial minimum mesh size, Small Mesh Exemption Program, 
and flynet exemption
Consider any necessary changes to the regulations
Identify next steps and research priorities as needed
LUNCH
Recreational Demand Model Overview--Lou Carr-Harris, Northeast 
Fisheries Science Center
Overview of Northeast Fishery Science Center (NEFSC) Recreational 
Demand Model and development of Decision Support Tool
2024-2025 Summer Flounder Recreational Measures
Review Advisory Panel and Monitoring Committee recommendations
Adopt target level of coastwide harvest based on the Percent Change 
Approach
Recommend conservation equivalency or coastwide management and 
associated measures for 2024-2025
2024-2025 Scup Recreational Measures
Review Advisory Panel and Monitoring Committee recommendations
Adopt target level of coastwide harvest based on the Percent Change 
Approach
Recommend 2024-2025 recreational management measures for federal 
waters, provide preliminary guidance to the Technical Committee on 
development of state measures proposals, and discuss the federal waters 
closure for January-April 2024

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

2024 Black Sea Bass Recreational Measures
Review Advisory Panel and Monitoring Committee recommendations
Adopt target level of coastwide harvest based on the Percent Change 
Approach
Recommend conservation equivalency or coastwide management and 
associated measures for 2024
Review and consider approval of Virginia's proposal for February 2024 
recreational fishery (Board only)

Council and Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board Adjourn 
Council Convenes With the ASMFC Interstate Fishery Management Program 
Policy Board

Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Recreational 
Measures Setting Process Framework/Addenda
Update on progress
Consider refining range of preliminary alternatives based on 
recommendation of FMAT/PDT
Discuss next steps

Council and ASMFC Interstate Fishery Management Program Policy Board 
Adjourn Council Convenes

Guidance Document for Council Review of Exempted Fishing Permit 
Applications for Unmanaged Forage Amendment Ecosystem Component Species
Review revisions to the document
Review Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Advisory Panel and Committee input
Approve document
Responsible Offshore Fishing Alliance (ROSA)--Rene[eacute] Reilly, ROSA
Review of ROSA's Strategic Plan, activities, and steps to support the 
Council's offshore wind efforts
LUNCH
2024-2026 Spiny Dogfish Specifications
Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory 
Panel, and staff
Adopt specifications for 2024-2025
Review and revise 2024-2025 commercial measures if needed
2024-2025 Atlantic Mackerel Specifications
Review recommendations from the SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory 
Panel, and staff
Golden Tilefish Individual Fishing Quota Program Twelve-Year Review
Presentation of final report (Northern Economics, Inc.)
Initiate public comment period
2024 Implementation Plan
Review and approve 2024 Implementation Plan

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Business Session
Committee Reports (SSC); Executive Director's Report; Organization 
Reports; and Liaison Reports
Other Business and General Public Comment

    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these 
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of 
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c).

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aid should be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: November 14, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-25534 Filed 11-17-23; 8:45 am]
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